title: 3-Benzyl-6-bromo-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2(3H)-one.
abstract: The fused imidazole and pyridine rings in the title compound, C13H10BrN3O, are linked to a benzyl group. The fused ring system is essentially planar, the largest deviation from the mean plane being 0.006 (2) Å. The phenyl ring is not coplanar with the fused ring system, as indicated by the dihedral angle of 67.04 (12)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by pairs of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Appliquée, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Route d'Immouzzer, BP 2202 Fès, Morocco.
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kandri Rodi
authors.forename: Amal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haoudi
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Capet
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzah
authors.forename: El Mokhtar
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authors.lastname: Essassi
authors.forename: Lahcen
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authors.lastname: El Ammari